Lactobacillus rhamnosus administration causes sepsis in a cardiosurgical patient : is the time right to revise probiotic safety guidelines?

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03614.x

Lactobacillus rhamnosus administration causes sepsis ...

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punktacja MNiSW [2011 A]: 35

title:	Lactobacillus rhamnosus administration causes sepsis in a cardiosurgical patient : is the time right to revise probiotic safety guidelines?
author:	Kochan Piotr , Chmielarczyk Agnieszka , Szymaniak Ludmiła, Brykczyński Mirosław, Galant Katarzyna, Żych Andrzej, Pakosz Krystyna, Giedrys-Kalemba Stefania, Lenouvel Eric, Heczko Piotr
Journal title:	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
volume:	17
date of publication:	2011
pages:	1589-1592
ISSN:	1198-743X
eISSN:	1469-0691
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03614.x
language:	English
Journal language:	English
abstract in english:	A 24-year-old female patient developed sepsis resulting from preoperative administration of probiotics following an aortic valve replacement. Blood cultures revealed the causative agent to be the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus, which has recently been implicated as an emerging aetiology of infection in those taking probiotics. In the past few years, probiotic use in hospitals has increased greatly. However, there is growing global evidence that the use of probiotics in patients with organ failure, immunocompromised status and dysfunctional gut barrier mechanisms can cause infections. This and other reports show the importance of establishing generally recognized safety guidelines.
keywords in english:	adverse events, aortic velve replecement, endocarditis, Lactobacillus, perioperative care, probiotics, safety, sepsis
affiliation:	Wydział Lekarski : Zakład Bakteriologii,Ekologii Drobnoustrojów i Parazytologii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper